[Advaita-l] structured approach to learning advaita

[Venkata sriram P]

Pujya Sadaji,
 
Can Bhagavat Gita be considered as prakarana grantha ?.  I am afraid.  It comes under prasthana traya.
 
BTW, to study the Advaita Siddhanta, per se, Bhagavat Gita "sans" Sankara Bhashya 
is a flavourless recipe.  And Sankara Bhashya of BG for a layman is a hard nut to crack.
 
As regards Dakshinamurty Stotra,  one need not go thru the Manasollasa to understand
the basic tenets of Advaita.  A simple explanation of the stanzas alongwith pratipadArtha
gives the basic idea of what the underlying principle is and the relation between Jagat-Ishwara-Jiva and the mahavakya "tat tvam asi". 
 
Any comments, i stand corrected.
 
regs,
sriram